Walter Lantz Movie Trailers

Cats and Dogs Trailer (1932)

05 December 1932

The rivalry between cats and dogs is in full swing. This is evidenced by all of the pranks played on each species, by the other.

Pete's Haunted House Trailer (1926)

14 October 1926

Pete the Pup is the victim of a series of pranks by his animator / creator.

Bathing Buddies Trailer (1946)

01 July 1946

Woody and Wally share an apartment building. Woody's favorite pastime is playing golf... it's just a shame he plays inside the house instead of outside.

Toyland Premiere Trailer (1934)

06 December 1934

Santa Claus gets a telegram from Oswald the Rabbit, telling him the city is ready for his Toyland Parade and that there will be a reception in the big department store.

Kiddie Revue Trailer (1936)

20 September 1936

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is running a children's revue at his theater. A bull pup is anxious for his time on stage and sabotages the earlier acts.

Puppet Show Trailer (1936)

02 November 1936

Cartoon rabbit Oswald puts on a live-action puppet show.

The Woody Woodpecker Polka Trailer (1951)

29 October 1951

For a chance at free food at a barn dance, Woody Woodpecker dresses as a girl to fool ticket taker Wally Walrus.

The Case of the Maltese Chicken Trailer (1964)

03 February 1964

Inspector Willoughby tries to retrieve The Maltese Chicken from the evil oriental villain Egg Foo Yung.

The Goofy Gardener Trailer (1957)

26 August 1957

Hercules, a gardener employed at a ritzy estate lets nothing divert him from his gardening chores, and continues to perform them in the midst of a big, outdoor party being held on the grounds by the owner.

The Talking Dog Trailer (1956)

27 August 1956

Maggie and Sam finally save enough money to pay off their home mortgage, and Maggie warns Sam to be careful on his trip to the bank.

$21 a Day – (Once a Month) Trailer (1941)

01 December 1941

The first Swing Symphony cartoon Be sure to look for cameos by Woody Woodpecker, Andy Panda, and Snk

Do a Good Deed Trailer (1935)

25 March 1935

Oswald is running a boy's camp and has taught the boys do do a good deed a day. This is borne out as wise advice when a bear attacks the camp, and the many animals, birds and bees befriended by the boys come to their rescue and run the bear away.

Sky Larks Trailer (1934)

21 October 1934

Oswald the Rabbit and his friend travel up to Mars where they meet the Roman god of war and a variety of anthropomorphic weapons.

Snow Use Trailer (1929)

24 November 1929

This is a very early Lantz sound cartoon, so early that it merely makes use of simple synchronization, matching the music and tempo to the action at hand -- for example, when Oswald sticks a burning stove in Pete's trousers, we hear "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight".

Dizzy Kitty Trailer (1941)

25 May 1941

Andy Panda and his father are trying to groom an alley cat, which Andy wants to enter in a Cat Show, The cat is not interested in being in show business, and is even more disinterested in getting a bath.

The Butcher Boy Trailer (1932)

25 September 1932

This 1932 Pooch the Pup entry is based on a very simple idea; Pooch gets a call from his girl -- who doesn't seem to have a name -- ordering one chicken, please.

Mississippi Mud Trailer (1928)

17 September 1928

This is the first Oswald cartoon to be directed by Walter Lantz who would later produce the Oswald shorts after George Winkler and Charles Mintz (the producers) were fired.